Was Rob Kenyon really the best that Reform could come up with in a political battle that attracted widespread national interest?

A Reform insider has conceded that the Andy Burnham effect coupled with an inability to deal with Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain means the party faces defeat

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Reform UK board member has admitted that…

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The Greater Manchester Mayor is facing a tough fight from Reform - but Restore Britain could take Farage's votes

If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party

Nigel Farage warned that the by-election taking place today will be 'tight' and 'no-one knows what will happen'.

Was Rob Kenyon really the best that Reform could come up with in a political battle that attracted widespread national interest?

Andy Burnham will now be prime minister after his victory in Makerfield. He will likely be as bad at the job as Keir Starmer

From a hopeless candidate to botched strategy, this latest byelection defeat is telling. But for Labour, there is still a long and arduous journey ahead, says Guardian columnist…

Nigel Farage pointed to tactical voting against the PM as well as the fact that Andy Burnham is a 'popular local mayor'.

Political editor David Maddox explains why the crushing by-election defeat shows that the Reform bubble has burst

Andy Burnham has hailed his landslide victory over Reform UK in the crucial Makerfield by-election as a “turning point” as he insists Labour has a “final chance to change”. Nigel…

Voters made a choice between Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage, the two most popular figures in British politics. And Farage lost.

Reform UK party leader calls Andy Burnham’s byelection win ‘emphatic’ and makes appeal to voters of far-right Restore Britain

Andy Burnham has won a thumping victory in Makerfield, proving he can, in certain circumstances, beat Nigel Farage’s Reform UK - but what about beating his own party leader Sir…

Makerfield shows the challenges Reform is facing, from Restore and tactical voting to questions over that £5m gift

It wasn’t so close after all. Andy Burnham achieved 9,241 votes more than the second place Reform candidate, Robert Kenyon. Even talk of Restore Britain stealing votes from Reform…

"For Nigel Farage, the Makerfield result is crushing. His party’s senior leadership expected to be the story of the night. Instead, it fell more than 9,000 votes short and was…

The Reform leader said he was 'disappointed' as local plumber Robert Kenyon picked up 16,000 votes - 2,000 short of predictions.

Party insiders say tactical voting could cost them keys to No 10 – as Farage wrestles with Rupert Lowe's Restore